Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , January 2010

Mortality attributable to diabetes: Estimates for the year 2010

  • Gojka Roglic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 22 791 43 06; fax: +41 22 791 41 74.
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  • Nigel Unwin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Received 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.10.006

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , January 2010

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